Lois the Witch

by Elizabeth Gaskell

Lois the Witch (1860), a novella about an Anglican girl who emigrated to America and was tried at the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, is said to be an historically accurate account. Gaskell's ghost story is featured in our Gothic Literature Study Guide

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Lois the Witch

by Elizabeth Gaskell

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